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Intel i7-8700K 6-core 3.7 GHz Socket 1151 95W Desktop Processor Intel i7-5930K 6-core 3.5 GHz Socket 2011 140W Desktop Processor

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CPU Architecture The smaller CPU, the better performance

14 nm

22 nm

Cores The more Cores, the more tasks CPU can perform at the same time

6

6

Threads Threads are not physical cores, but they help with multitasking

12

12

CPU Clock The higher the clock, the more instructions CPU can execute per second
5% higher

3.7 GHz

3.5 GHz

CPU Turbo Clock CPU turbo clock helps to squeeze more performance by increasing base clock
21% higher

4.7 GHz

3.7 GHz

Cache CPU stores copies of the frequently used data to the cache for faster execution

12 MB

15 MB

DDR3 Type of memory CPU supports

No

No

DDR4 Type of memory CPU supports

Yes

Yes

Memory Bandwidth The more bandwidth, the faster data is transfered between CPU and RAM

41.6 GB/s

39% faster

68 GB/s

Maximum Memory The maximum amount of memory CPU can support

128 GB

64 GB

Generation

8

5

Socket

1151

2011

Thermal Design Power Typical power consumption of the Central Processing Unit
32% lower

95 Watts

140 Watts

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CPU Architecture 14 nm vs 22 nm CPU architecture size is (8nm) 36% bigger
CPU Clock 3.7 GHz vs 3.5 GHz Clock speed is (0.2GHz) 5% higher
CPU Turbo Clock 4.7 GHz vs 3.7 GHz Turbo clock speed is (1GHz) 21% higher
Maximum Memory 128 GB vs 64 GB Maximium memory is (64GB) 50% more
Thermal Design Power 95 Watts vs 140 Watts Power consumption is (45Watts) 32% lower
CONS 2
Cache 12 MB vs 15 MB (3MB) 20% smaller processor cache memory
Memory Bandwidth 41.6 GB/s vs 68 GB/s Memory bandwidth is (26.4GB/s) 39% slower
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